vulnerability

Ubuntu: USN-7231-1 (CVE-2023-4256): Tcpreplay vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Dec 21, 2023
Added
Jan 30, 2025
Modified
Aug 18, 2025

Description

Within tcpreplay's tcprewrite, a double free vulnerability has been identified in the tcpedit_dlt_cleanup() function within plugins/dlt_plugins.c. This vulnerability can be exploited by supplying a specifically crafted file to the tcprewrite binary. This flaw enables a local attacker to initiate a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Solution

ubuntu-pro-upgrade-tcpreplay
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